Skirt-lifter.



'PATBNTBD MAY- 5, 1903'.v4

E. LAUTBNBAGH.

A SKIRT LI'PTER. PPLLOATIUN Hmm AUG. 1e, -19oz.

.No xoDBL.

UNITED STATES vIEatented May 5, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

sPEcIgFIcATIoN forming part or :reactsratentvlvo, 7ge,951, aated May5,1eoe.

Application filed August 16, 1,902. Serial No. 119,832. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern:

Beit known that I, EVERT LAUTENBACH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented' certain new and useful Improvements in Skirt-Lifters; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled.in the art to whichit appertainsto make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying" drawings, and to the letters' and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in skirt-lifters, and has for itsobject to provide a simplek and convenient device for raising orlowering the skirt and for retaining it in thev desired position.

A further object is to provide simple and efficient means for holding atape or strap at place in a loop and for sustaining pull thereon.

In the'accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the device.Fig. 2 is an enlarged section on the line 2 2 of Fig. l... Fig.' 3 is aside elevation of a skirt, showing my device thereon in dotted lines.

Referring speciiically to the drawings, 4 indicates two pieces of tapesewed together at their edges and also stitched across, as indicated at4&1j`orming a series of pockets 4b. In each pocket a small thin metalplate 5 is held for a purpose to be `hereinafter stated. A ring 6 issewed at one end of the tape, and at the otherv end a retaining-bead 7is for-med; A number of spreading pieces of t'ape 6 arev l sewedat oneend to the ring 6 and at the other end to the inside of the skirt S. Thetape 4 passes through a strap-loop 8, attached to a plate 8, theprojecting edges of which have perforations 8b for sewing the plate tothe skirt-band s. The strap-loop and plate are preferably formed ofmetal.

To raise the skirt, the tape 4 is drawn up through the loop 8, and tomake it fast, and thus hold the skirt up, the tape is bent over 3. Thetape in this position will not pull down through the loop, because ofthe'inlexibility of the metal plate 5, engaging the top edge of theloopat the bight of the tape. To lower the skirt, it is necessary onlyto straighten the tape 4 to bring the plates fair or in line Withitheloop, when it will readily draw down through. The free end-of the tapemay be tucked in under the skirt-band to keep the tape bent at the loop.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isf- Thecombination with a strap formed of a series ofinflexible sectionsflexibly joined together, of a loop through which the strap passes andover which itzis bent at one of the joints, whereby the strap is held byengagement of an inflexible section with the loop, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.l

EVERT LAIITENBGH.

Witnesses: i

NELLIE FELTsKoG, A H. G. BATCHELOR;

